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Origin-of-Life Researcher Admits, It’s “A Long, Long Way to LUCA”

Without intelligent design, how the "the last universal common ancestor of all living organisms" arose remains frustratingly elusive to theorists. Read More ›
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Dogs Communicate, So Do Prairie Dogs – So?

It’s all in the spin, isn’t it? Chirping chipmunks – sorry, prairie dogs – knock down the “the last bastion encircling human exceptionalism." Read More ›
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New York Times Publishes Speech Suppression Advocacy

These are dangerous times for free speech in the Western world. Read More ›
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Roger Scruton lectures at the Danube Institute.

I and Thou — Roger Scruton on What Makes Human Beings Unique

Whatever its cause, our moral natures do indeed distinguish us from fauna. Read More ›
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Man Sharing Sandwich with Curious Squirrel in Tranquil Park Scene
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Now It’s “Posthumanist Ethical Pluralism”

If human life doesn't have the highest ultimate objective value, there is no way to philosophically defend universal human rights. Read More ›
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New York Times Pushes Suicide by Starvation

Geriatric depression is a terrible problem in our society. Read More ›

Return of the Rafting Primates: New Tarsier-Like Fossil Poses “Problem” for Early Primate Evolution

How and when did some primates finally make it to Africa, which was an island until as recently as 16 million years ago, to set in motion the emergence of the human species? Read More ›

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